Was the Water and Land Legacy Bond a bait-and-switch?
Amber Williams’ article (“Turn It Over,” Oct. 17) captured the essence of what most voters believed about the $50 million Polk County Water and Land Legacy Bond and why they [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in Your View
Posted January 16, 2013in Your View
No more Newspapers in Ed option
Referencing your Jan. 10 issue about The Des Moines Register numbers (Civic Skinny), another thing they have changed regarding vacation is that you used to be able to donate your [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in Your View
Guns kill… and protect
Cityview’s Dec. 27 issue ran local citizen’s opinions about the Connecticut shooting. They demanded an end to gunned-up America. Their talking points were Miss Manners-sincere yet cub reporter routine. The [...]
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Posted January 02, 2013in Your View
Sacrifices we make to live in Iowa
FLASH NEWS! From the Associated Press: “The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, the Ankeny-based agency that operates the state’s wholesale liquor monopoly, says the winter storm is delaying deliveries to alcoholic [...]
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Posted December 26, 2012in Your View
Together we make Des Moines better I just wanted to send a quick note of appreciation for the innovative approach to Chad Taylor’s feature story about the Wild Rose Independent [...]
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Posted December 19, 2012in Your View
No shortage of nuts at the Register Sorry as hell to be a day (months) late and a damn dollar short — worth 10 cents in today’s Wall Street-wrecked [...]
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Posted December 12, 2012in Your View
To be a united nation, we must unite The election is now past and in the aftermath, and half the nation is jubilant; the other half is shocked and [...]
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Posted December 05, 2012in Your View
Fairness and honesty? I enjoyed your article recently on the Civic Skinny titled “Ferentz gets $100,000 raise; Rhoads misses $200,000 bonus” (Civic Skinny, Nov. 29). I would have liked to [...]
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Posted November 28, 2012in Your View
Will DART listen to ‘us poor folks’ next time?
To the disaffected transit riders in Des Moines, let’s begin by dispensing with the silly talk about DART not caring. Accusation of not caring cannot be substantiated, and caring is [...]
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Posted November 21, 2012in Your View
Where are the ‘blowhard’ Republicans now? You know, we haven’t heard much from Gov. Branstad since election night. What happened to him? He took millions in federal stimulus money from [...]
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